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delimit

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de·lim·it  (d-lmt) also de·lim·i·tate (--tt)
tr.v. de·lim·it·ed also de·lim·i·tat·ed, de·lim·it·ing also de·lim·i·tat·ing, de·lim·its also de·lim·i·tates
To establish the limits or boundaries of; demarcate.

[French délimiter, from Latin dlmitre : d-, de- + lmitre, to limit (from lmes, lmit-, boundary line).]

de·limi·tation n.
de·limi·tative adj.

delimit [diːˈlɪmɪt], delimitate
vb
(tr) to mark or prescribe the limits or boundaries of; demarcate
delimitation  n
delimitative  adj
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Verb1.delimit - determine the essential quality of
determine - fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the border of the property"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
redefine - give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties"
2.delimit - be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
3.delimit - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
circumscribe, confine, limit - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

delimit
verb define, mark (out), determine, fix, bound, demarcate This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.
Translations
delimit [diːˈlɪmɪt] VTdelimitar
delimit [dɪˈlɪmɪt] vt (= define) [+ scope] → délimiter, définir
delimit
vtabgrenzen
delimit [diːˈlɪmɪt] vt (frm) → delimitare


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